Encouraging active, sociable, meaningful lives to promote good health and well-being. Under this Principle, Singita strives to ensure happy and healthy guests and staff. This entails creating the opportunities for meaningful experiences and promoting health and wellness during guest stays. Many of our staff live on-site and we strive to provide comfortable living quarters and…

Supporting sustainable and humane farming, promoting access to healthy, low impact, local, seasonal and organic diets, and reducing food waste. As part of Singita’s approach of supporting adjacent communities, the company sources as much food as it can locally and supports the initiation of projects that can further increase local sourcing. The lodges place great…

Reducing the need to travel, and encouraging the use of modes of transport with low and zero carbon to reduce emissions. Being located in remote areas raises a challenge for reducing our carbon emissions from diesel vehicle use. Additionally, a key guest experience is the ‘game drive’. We are keen to adopt the use of…

Nurturing a passion for nature The communities close to Singita’s reserves play a key role in helping us to achieve our conservation goals, and in preserving the integrity of each wilderness area and its ecosystem. Ensuring that communities understand and benefit from the existence of the reserve is an important element of this relationship. Despite living…

Keeping the Shangaan culture alive Kambako is a ‘living museum’ just outside Malilangwe Reserve and serves as an incredible showcase of the Shangaan culture. Guests to Singita Pamushana have the opportunity to visit Kambako to learn more about the skills and customs that are intrinsic to this region. In the past, the Shangaan people were…

Fortifying young children. Extraordinary times in Zimbabwe called for extraordinary measures. It was 2002 and schools were reporting an acute problem: malnourished and hungry children. Knowing how this could impact cognitive development and therefore put these children at a disadvantage for life, the Malilangwe Trust sought to play a constructive role in assisting local communities…

Respecting and reviving local identity, wisdom, and culture; encouraging the involvement of people in shaping their community and creating a new culture of sustainability. As this is such a significant aspect of Singita’s operations, this Principle is predominantly managed under the umbrella of Community by our Community Partnerships teams. Discover more about our community programs…

Creating bioregional economies that support equity, diverse local employment, and international fair trade. Singita supports the development of communities surrounding its respective regions through the implementation of small business development projects, local procurement, and extensive local employment. This ties in closely with the work that our Community Teams do. Below are a few highlights and more…

Encouraging active, sociable, meaningful lives to promote good health and well-being. Under this Principle, Singita strives to ensure happy and healthy guests and staff. This entails creating the opportunities for meaningful experiences and promoting health and wellness during guest stays. Many of our staff live on-site and we strive to provide comfortable living quarters and…

Supporting sustainable and humane farming, promoting access to healthy, low impact, local, seasonal and organic diets, and reducing food waste. As part of Singita’s approach of supporting adjacent communities, the company sources as much food as it can locally and supports the initiation of projects that can further increase local sourcing. The lodges place great…

Reducing the need to travel, and encouraging the use of modes of transport with low and zero carbon to reduce emissions. Being located in remote areas raises a challenge for reducing our carbon emissions from diesel vehicle use. Additionally, a key guest experience is the ‘game drive’. We are keen to adopt the use of…

Nurturing a passion for nature The communities close to Singita’s reserves play a key role in helping us to achieve our conservation goals, and in preserving the integrity of each wilderness area and its ecosystem. Ensuring that communities understand and benefit from the existence of the reserve is an important element of this relationship. Despite living…